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APEC finance chiefs meet as global worries persist
Shoppers use an escalator at a shopping mall in Beijing on Wednesday. The global economic recovery is beset by “downside risks,” China’s vice premier told Asia-Pacific finance ministers, a day after...
View ArticlePTT PH eyes partner to put up $2-B LNG plant
PTT Philippines Corp. is looking for a joint venture partner to put up a $2 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Luzon in line with the company’s plans to diversify into the LNG business....
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Royals rip Giants, pull even in baseball World Series
Omar Infante (C) of the Kansas City Royals returns to the dugout during Game Two of the World Series against the San Francisco Giants, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 22,...
View ArticleBSP keeps rates steady
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) decided to pause its tightening cycle, keeping the existing rates for overnight borrowing and lending, as well as the special deposit account...
View ArticleWozniacki beats Radwanska in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki beat Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 7-5, 6-3 at the WTA Finals in Singapore Wednesday to take top position in White Group of the season finale. Wozniacki, who...
View ArticleUPDATE: BSP keeps rates steady
MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO Reporter(Updates with additional details from the central bank) The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) decided to pause its tightening cycle, keeping the...
View ArticleUPDATE 2: BSP keeps rates steady
(Updates with comments from analysts) The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) decided to pause its tightening cycle, keeping the existing rates for overnight borrowing and lending,...
View ArticleAirAsia Zest adds 2 flights from Cebu
AirAsia Zest on Thursday launched new routes from Mactan (Cebu) International Airport to Davao and Cagayan de Oro. “AirAsia is committed in connecting communities in the Philippines, in the region and...
View ArticleCebu Pac supports Bimp-Eaga forum
CEBU Pacific Air (CEB) is the official airline partner of the ongoing 2nd Bimp-Eaga and IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference in Davao City. Bimp-Eaga stands for Brunei Darussalam,...
View ArticleFVR challenges Bimp-Eaga to tackle security issues
DAVAO CITY: Former President Fidel V. Ramos Thursday challenged delegates to the 2nd BIMP-Eaga and IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference in Davao City to ensure a strengthened security and...
View ArticleDOE audits govt power usage
THE Department of Energy (DOE) has started its energy audit of various government offices to assess their energy efficiency efforts. According to the DOE, four teams have been dispatched to different...
View ArticleIslamist head says ‘Tunisia model’ way to defeat IS
TUNIS: Tunisia’s transition to democracy serves as an example of how to defeat extremists such as the Islamic State jihadist group, the leader of the country’s powerful Islamist movement said. “The...
View ArticleEU leaders tackle climate change, Ebola
BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) leaders meet at a summit in Brussels on Thursday (Friday in Manila) aimed at clinching a high-stakes deal on combating climate change and boosting efforts to fight the...
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Gunman shot dead after killing Canadian soldier in Ottawa
QUICK RESPONSEAn Ottawa police officer runs across Wellington Street, near the National War Memorial where a soldier was shot and killed earlier in the day, just blocks away from Parliament Hill, on...
View ArticleUS: Islamic State among world’s richest militant groups
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Islamic State (IS) has fast become one of the world’s wealthiest terror groups, generating tens of millions of dollars a month from black market oil sales, ransoms and extortion,...
View ArticlePacquiao still ‘hungry’ to fight after basketball debut
Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Thursday he was still “hungry” to fight, despite a dalliance with professional basketball that has had his team worried sick. The 35-year-old, who has world...
View ArticlePaje urges public to help stamp out illegal wildlife trade
Secretary Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called on the public to remain vigilant against wildlife crime and help authorities stamp out the illegal trade...
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Two birthday parties for a glamorous lady
BECKY GARCIATHE ever-glamorous Anna Sia hosted back-to-back birthday celebrations on October 4 and 5 at the Makati Shangrila’s authentic Chinese restaurant, the Shang Palace. The first was a momentous...
View ArticleCalabarzon as wedding capital proposed
Voltaire PalañaWhat do The Transfiguration Chapel or Calaruega Church in Batanags, San Antonio de Padua Parish, and Balesin Island have in common? They are sought-after wedding venues that are all...
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Uniqlo opens 17th store in PH
Adorable kiddie models at the store’s preview bash on October 20 UNIQLO, Japan’s leading global apparel brand, opened its 17th store in the Philippines located at the Power Plant Mall in Makati City on...
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